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{{short description|United Kingdom official position}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
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| post = {{small|[[United Kingdom]]}}<br />Lord President of the Council
| body = 
| insignia = Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (Crown & Garter) (2022).svg
| insigniacaption = [[Royal arms of the United Kingdom|Arms]] used by the [[Privy Council Office (United Kingdom)|Privy Council Office]]
| insigniasize = 80px
| image = Lucy Powell Leader of the House (cropped full length).jpg
| imagecaption = President Powell
| alt = 
| incumbent = [[Lucy Powell]]
| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024
| department = [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]]<br>[[Privy Council Office (United Kingdom)|Privy Council Office]]
| style = [[The Right Honourable]]
| type = [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officer of State]]
| nominator = 
| nominatorpost = 
| appointer = The [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Sovereign]]<br>on advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]]
| first = [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk|The 1st Duke of Suffolk]]
| formation = 1530
| abolished = 
| superseded_by = 
| last = 
| succession = 
| deputy = 
| salary = £159,038 per annum {{small|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] salary)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/}}
}}
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The '''Lord President of the Council''' is the presiding officer of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] and the fourth of the [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officers of State]], ranking below the [[Lord High Treasurer]] but above the [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]]. The Lord President usually attends and is responsible for chairing the meetings of the Privy Council, presenting business for the approval of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Sovereign]].

==The office and its history==
The Privy Council meets once a month, wherever the sovereign may be residing at the time, to give formal approval to [[Orders in Council]].<ref name="BBC PC Guide">{{cite news|title=Privy Council: Guide to its origins, powers and members|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34458190|publisher=BBC News|access-date=1 January 2018|date=8 October 2015|quote=The body convenes, on average, about once a month and its meetings – known as councils – are presided over by The Queen.}}</ref> Only a few privy counsellors need attend such meetings, and only when invited to do so at the government's request. As the duties of the Lord President are not onerous, the post has often been given to a government minister whose responsibilities are not department-specific. In recent years it has been most typical for the Lord President also to serve as [[Leader of the House of Commons]] or [[Leader of the House of Lords]]. The Lord President has no role in the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]].

{{anchor|President of the Council Act 1529}}
In the history of British government, the President of the Council is a relatively recent creation. The first certain appointment to the office being that of the Duke of Suffolk in 1529.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fryde|first1=E. B.|title=Handbook of British Chronology|year=1986|orig-year=1941|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge}}</ref> Although there is a reference to [[Edmund Dudley]] serving as 'president of the council' in 1497, it was only in 1529 that the role was given the style and precedence of a [[Great Officer of State]] by act of Parliament ([[21 Hen. 8]]. c. 20).<ref>An Act that the President of the King's Counsel shall be associate with the Chancellor and Treasurer of England, and the Keeper of the King's Privy Seal.</ref> Prior to 1679 there were several periods in which the office was left vacant. During coronations of the monarch, the Lord President carries the [[Sword of State (UK)|Sword of State]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coronationroll.gov.uk/further_info/sword-of-state/ | title=Sword of State – the Coronation Roll }}</ref>

In the 19th century, the Lord President was generally the cabinet member responsible for the education system, amongst his other duties. This role was gradually scaled back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries but remnants of it remain, such as the oversight of the governance of various universities.

During times of [[National Government (United Kingdom)|National]] or [[coalition governments of the United Kingdom|coalition government]] the office of Lord President has sometimes been held by the leader of a minority party (e.g. [[Stanley Baldwin|Baldwin]] 1931–1935, [[Ramsay MacDonald|MacDonald]] 1935–1937, [[Attlee]] 1943–1945, [[Nick Clegg|Clegg]] 2010–2015). It has been suggested that the office has been intermittently used for Prime Ministerial deputies in the past.{{clarify|date=November 2022}}<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Seldon|first1=Anthony|title=The Impossible Office? The History of the British Prime Minister|last2=Meakin|first2=Jonathan|last3=Thoms|first3=Illias|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2021|isbn=9781316515327|pages=157|author-link=Anthony Seldon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Norton|first=Philip|title=Governing Britain: Parliament, Ministers and Our Ambiguous Constitution|publisher=[[Manchester University Press]]|year=2020|isbn=9-781526-145451|pages=144|author-link=Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth}}</ref>

A particularly vital role was played by the Lord President of the Council during the [[Second World War]]. The Lord President served as chairman of the [[Lord President's Committee]]. This committee acted as a central clearing house which dealt with the country's economic problems. This was vital to the smooth running of the British [[war economy]] and consequently the entire British war effort.

[[Winston Churchill]], clearly believing that this wartime co-ordinating role was beneficial, introduced a similar but expanded [[Overlord system|system]] in the first few years of his [[Conservative Government 1951-1955|post-war premiership]].<ref>Hennessy, Peter. ''The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945'' (2000), pp.189–190.</ref> The so-called 'overlord ministers' included [[Frederick Leathers]] as Secretary of State for the Co-ordination of Transport, Fuel and Power and [[Lord Woolton]] as Lord President. Woolton's job was to co-ordinate the then separate ministries of agriculture and food.<ref>Hennessy, p.191</ref> The historian [[Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield]] quotes a PhD thesis by Michael Kandiah saying that Woolton was "arguably the most successful of the Overlords" partly because his ministries were quite closely related; indeed, they were merged in 1955 as the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]].<ref>Hennessy, p. 193</ref>

On several occasions since 1954, non-British Ministers have served briefly as acting Lords President of the Council, solely to preside over a meeting of the Privy Council held in a [[Commonwealth realm]].<ref name=hansard1954>{{Cite Hansard |house=House of Lords |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1954/may/18/her-majestys-return |date = 18 May 1954 |volume=187 |column = 645 |title=Her Majesty's Return |speaker=[[Herbert Samuel|Viscount Samuel]] |quote=... there has been constitutional work done, there have been acts of State: ... meetings of the Privy Council, an organ of the Constitution older than Parliament itself, for wherever the Sovereign is, and three Privy Counsellors are present, there may be meetings of the Council and Orders passed. So, during this tour there have been sessions of the Privy Council in Australia, in New Zealand and in Ceylon, with their own local Privy Council members – members of the one single Imperial Privy Council, but their own local members.}}</ref><ref name=cox1998>{{Cite journal |last=Cox |first=Noel |year=1998–1999 |title=The Dichotomy of Legal Theory and Political Reality: The Honours Prerogative and Imperial Unity |journal=Australian Journal of Law and Society |volume=1 |issue=14 |pages=15–42 |url=https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ALRS/1998/1.html |access-date=19 November 2011 |quote=The Queen has in fact regularly presided over meetings of the Privy Council in New Zealand, since her first in 1954. That was the first held by the Sovereign outside the United Kingdom, although in 1920 Edward Prince of Wales held a Council in Wellington to swear in the Earl of Liverpool as Governor-General.}}</ref><ref name=kumarasingham2010>{{Cite book |title=Onward with Executive Power: Lessons from New Zealand 1947–57 |last=Kumarasingham |first=Harshan |year=2010 |publisher=Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. |location=Wellington, New Zealand |isbn=978-1-877347-37-5 |page=71 |url=https://ips.ac.nz/publications/files/7018d92ee2b.pdf |access-date=19 November 2011 |quote=The Queen held a meeting of the Privy Council [on 13 January 1954] at the 'Court at Government House at Wellington' with her New Zealand prime minister as 'acting Lord President' of the council. The deputy prime minister, Keith Holyoake, 'secured for himself a place in constitutional history by becoming the first member to be sworn of Her Majesty's Council outside the United Kingdom'. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111092801/https://ips.ac.nz/publications/files/7018d92ee2b.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Examples of this practice are the meetings in [[New Zealand]] in 1990 and 1995, when [[Geoffrey Palmer (politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]] and [[James Bolger]] respectively were acting Lords President.

[[Andrea Leadsom]]'s appointment in June 2017 was the first in some time where the post holder was not a full [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/election-2017-prime-minister-and-ministerial-appointments |title=Election 2017: Prime Minister and Cabinet appointments |date=11 June 2017 |publisher=GOV.UK |access-date=9 September 2017}}</ref>

==Role and responsibilities==
===Routine functions===
{{blockquote|"The Privy Council is the mechanism through which interdepartmental agreement is reached on those items of Government business which, for historical or other reasons, fall to Ministers as Privy Counsellors rather than as Departmental Ministers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/|title=Landing Page – Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>}}

The routine functions of the lord president are as follows:
#Preside at Privy Council meetings, including any emergency meetings, and attend to both ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions relating to Privy Council business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/lord-president/|title=Lord President|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
#Consider for approval [[Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom|prerogative]] and [[Statutory instrument (UK)|statutory]] [[Orders in Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/meetings-and-orders/|title=Meetings & Orders|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> Prerogative orders deal with the basic functioning of the British state and are thus applicable under a number of circumstances, including but not limited to the [[Prorogation in the United Kingdom|prorogation]] of [[UK Parliament|Parliament]], the granting, amendment, and revocation of [[royal charter]]s, the appointment of [[High Sheriff#England, Wales, and Northern Ireland|high sheriffs]], or the governance of [[British Overseas Territories]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/what-are-orders-in-council/|title=What are Orders in Council|author=David Torrance|publisher=House of Commons Library|publication-date=September 14, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/|title=About the Privy Council|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council-office/high-sheriffs/|title=High Sheriffs|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2187027|title=British Orders in Council and International Law|author=James Brown Scott|journal=The American Journal of International Law|volume=10|number=3|pages=560–569|doi=10.2307/2187027 |jstor=2187027 |publication-date=July 1916|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> On the other hand, statutory orders are a form of [[delegated legislation]] conferred on [[His Majesty's Government]] by Parliament for the purposes of creating detailed [[regulation]]s through [[rulemaking]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06509/|title=House of Commons Research Paper: Statutory Instruments|author=Richard Kelly|publication-date=December 15, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> Unlike prerogative orders, statutory Orders in Council are subject to parliamentary scrutiny.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publiclawproject.org.uk/what-is-a-statutory-instrument/|title=What is a Statutory Instrument|publisher=Public Law Project|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> As a consequence, most Orders in Council operate on statutory footing as opposed to the common law authorities conferred by the royal prerogative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/|title=About the Privy Council|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
#Consider for approval [[Orders of Council]] concerning various matters of state, namely appointments to and regulation of professional bodies and institutions of higher education. Unlike Orders in Council which are enacted by [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|the sovereign]] on the advice of the Privy Council, Orders of Council are enacted by the Privy Council itself pursuant to statutory authority conferred by Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council-office/|title=About the Privy Council Office|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council-office/professional-bodies/|title=Professional bodies|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council-office/higher-education/|title=Higher education|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
#As a member of the Privy Council's Committee for the Affairs of Jersey and Guernsey, review laws passed by the bailiwicks of [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]], and make recommendations to [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|the sovereign]] concerning their approval.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/committees/|title=Committees|publisher=Privy Council Office|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council-office/channel-islands/|title=Channel Islands|publisher=Privy Council|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>

===Visitorial functions===
In addition to his or her routine functions, the lord president also serves as the [[visitor]] for several English universities, including:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/work-of-the-privy-council-office/higher-education/universities/ |title=Universities |publisher=Privy Council |date=1 January 2005 |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233320/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/work-of-the-privy-council-office/higher-education/universities/ |archive-date=9 September 2017}}</ref>

*[[University of Birmingham]]
*[[University of Bristol]]
*[[University of Hull]]
*[[Imperial College London]]
*[[Keele University]]
*[[University of Leeds]]
*[[University of Leicester]]
*[[University of Liverpool]]
*[[University of London]] (but not [[King's College London]] or [[University College London]])
*[[University of Nottingham]]
*[[University of Reading]]
*[[University of Sheffield]]  (but not [[Sheffield Hallam University]])
*[[University of Southampton]]
*[[University of Sussex]]
*[[University of Wales]]

==Partial list of Lords President of the Council==
===Lords President of the Council (c. 1530–1702)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Lord President of the Council
! colspan=2 | Lord President
! colspan=2 | Term of office
|-
| [[File:Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk|Charles Brandon<br/>1st '''Duke of Suffolk''']]
| 1530
| {{Small|14 August}}<br/>1545
|-
| [[File:William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester from NPG.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester|William Paulet<br/>1st '''Marquess of Winchester''']]
| {{Small|January}}<br/>1546
| {{Small|February}}<br/>1550
|-
| [[File:John Dudley (Knole, Kent).jpg|75px]]
| [[John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland|John Dudley<br/>1st '''Duke of Northumberland''']]
| {{Small|February}}<br/>1550
| {{Small|July}}<br/>1553
|-
| [[File:Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester by Francis Delaram.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester|Henry Montagu<br/>1st '''Earl of Manchester''']]
| {{Small|September}}<br/>1621
| {{Small|July}}<br/>1628
|-
| [[File:James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough.jpg|75px]]
| [[James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough|James Ley<br/>1st '''Earl of Marlborough''']]
| {{Small|July}}<br/>1628
| {{Small|14 December}}<br/>1628
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway|Edward Conway<br/>1st '''Viscount Conway''']]
| {{Small|14 December}}<br/>1628
| {{Small|3 January}}<br/>1631
|-
| [[File:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.jpg|75px]]
| [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury|Anthony Ashley-Cooper<br/>1st '''Earl of Shaftesbury''']]
| {{Small|21 April}}<br/>1679
| {{Small|15 October}}<br/>1679
|-
| [[File:John Robartes.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor|John Robartes<br/>1st '''Earl of Radnor''']]
| {{Small|24 October}}<br/>1679
| {{Small|24 August}}<br/>1684
|-
| [[File:Willem Wissing (1656-1687) (and studio) - Laurence Hyde (1641–1711), 1st Earl of Rochester, in Garter Robes - 609013 - National Trust.jpg|75px]]
| [[Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester|Laurence Hyde<br/>1st '''Earl of Rochester''']]
| {{Small|24 August}}<br/>1684
| {{Small|18 February}}<br/>1685
|-
| [[File:George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax by Mary Beale.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax|George Savile<br/>1st '''Marquess of Halifax''']]
| {{Small|18 February}}<br/>1685
| {{Small|4 December}}<br/>1685
|-
| [[File:Lord sunderland.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland|Robert Spencer<br/>2nd '''Earl of Sunderland''']]
| {{Small|4 December}}<br/>1685
| {{Small|October}}<br/>1688
|-
| [[File:Viscount preston.jpg|75px]]
| [[Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston|Richard Graham<br/>1st '''Viscount Preston''']]
| {{Small|October}}<br/>1688
| {{Small|December}}<br/>1688
|-
| [[File:1stDukeOfLeeds.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds|Thomas Osborne<br/>1st '''Duke of Leeds''']]<br/><ref group=nb>Marquess of Carmarthen from 1689, created Duke of Leeds in 1694</ref>
| {{Small|14 February}}<br/>1689
| {{Small|18 May}}<br/>1699
|-
| [[File:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke by John Greenhill.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke|Thomas Herbert<br/>8th '''Earl of Pembroke''']]
| {{Small|18 May}}<br/>1699
| {{Small|29 January}}<br/>1702
|-
| [[File:Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset|Charles Seymour<br/>6th '''Duke of Somerset''']]
| {{Small|29 January}}<br/>1702
| {{Small|13 July}}<br/>1702

|}

===Lords President of the Council (1702–present)===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=3 | Lord President
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Other ministerial portfolios held during tenure
! Party
! Ministry
! Monarch

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} |
| [[File:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke by John Greenhill.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke|Thomas Herbert<br/>8th '''Earl of Pembroke''']]
| {{Small|13 July}}<br/>1702
| {{Small|25 November}}<br/>1708
| 
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | —
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Godolphin–Marlborough ministry|Godolphin–Marlborough]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]{{Ndash}}[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}
! rowspan=4 | [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1707-1714).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of John Somers, Baron Somers.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Somers, 1st Baron Somers|John Somers<br/>1st '''Baron Somers''']]
| {{Small|25 November}}<br/>1708
| {{Small|21 September}}<br/>1710
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Willem Wissing (1656-1687) (and studio) - Laurence Hyde (1641–1711), 1st Earl of Rochester, in Garter Robes - 609013 - National Trust.jpg|75px]]
| [[Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester|Laurence Hyde<br/>1st '''Earl of Rochester''']]
| {{Small|21 September}}<br/>1710
| {{Small|13 June}}<br/>1711
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Oxford–Bolingbroke ministry|Oxford–Bolingbroke]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:JohnSheffield.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby|John Sheffield<br/>1st '''Duke of Buckingham and Normanby''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|13 June}}<br/>1711
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|23 September}}<br/>1714
| rowspan=2 | 
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} rowspan=2 | —
|-
! rowspan=10 | [[George I of Great Britain|George I]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea by Jonathan Richardson.jpg|75px]]
| [[Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham|Daniel Finch<br/>2nd '''Earl of Nottingham''']]
| {{Small|23 September}}<br/>1714
| {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1716
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Townshend ministry|Townshend]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire|William Cavendish<br/>2nd '''Duke of Devonshire''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1716
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|16 March}}<br/>1718
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry|Stanhope–Sunderland I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland|Charles Spencer<br/>3rd '''Earl of Sunderland''']]
| {{Small|16 March}}<br/>1718
| {{Small|6 February}}<br/>1719
| | {{Bulleted list |[[First Lord of the Treasury]]}}
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry|Stanhope–Sunderland II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.JPG|75px]]
| [[Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|Evelyn Pierrepont<br/>1st '''Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull''']]
| {{Small|6 February}}<br/>1719
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1720
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (2).jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend|Charles Townshend<br/>2nd '''Viscount Townshend''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1720
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|25 June}}<br/>1721
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from February 1721}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Walpole–Townshend ministry|Walpole–Townshend]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Boyle Lord Carleton by Godfrey Kneller.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton|Henry Boyle<br/>1st '''Baron Carleton''']]
| {{Small|25 June}}<br/>1721
| {{Small|27 March}}<br/>1725
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire|William Cavendish<br/>2nd '''Duke of Devonshire''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|27 March}}<br/>1725
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|4 June}}<br/>1729
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
! rowspan=11 | [[George II of Great Britain|George II]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1stBaronTrevor.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor|Thomas Trevor<br/>1st '''Baron Trevor''']]
| {{Small|8 May}}<br/>1730
| {{Small|19 June}}<br/>1730
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington.jpg|75px]]
| [[Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington|Spencer Compton<br/>1st '''Earl of Wilmington''']]
| {{Small|31 December}}<br/>1730
| {{Small|13 February}}<br/>1742
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Walpole ministry|Walpole]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (1683-1756), Attributed to Godfrey Kneller.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington|William Stanhope<br/>1st '''Earl of Harrington''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|13 February}}<br/>1742
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|3 January}}<br/>1745
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from November 1744}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Carteret ministry|Carteret]]
|-
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Broad Bottom ministry|Broad Bottom<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Dorset1.JPG|75px]]
| [[Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset|Lionel Sackville<br/>1st '''Duke of Dorset''']]
| {{Small|3 January}}<br/>1745
| {{Small|17 June}}<br/>1751
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]{{Refn|group=nb|Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from December 1750}}}}
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=7 style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=7 | [[File:John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville by William Hoare.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=7 | [[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville|John Carteret<br/>2nd '''Earl Granville''']]
| rowspan=7 | {{Small|17 June}}<br/>1751
| rowspan=7 | {{Small|2 January}}<br/>1763
| rowspan=7 | 
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Newcastle ministry|Newcastle I]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Pitt–Devonshire ministry|Pitt–Devonshire]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[1757 caretaker ministry|1757 Caretaker]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Pitt–Newcastle ministry|Pitt–Newcastle]]
|-
! rowspan=28 | [[George III]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|60px]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Bute ministry|Bute]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:4thDukeOfBedford.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford|John Russell<br/>4th '''Duke of Bedford''']]
| {{Small|9 September}}<br/>1763
| {{Small|12 July}}<br/>1765
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Grenville ministry|Grenville]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Daniel Finch (1689-1769), 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, by Thomas Worlidge.jpg|75px]]
| [[Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea|Daniel Finch<br/>8th '''Earl of Winchilsea''']]
| {{Small|12 July}}<br/>1765
| {{Small|30 July}}<br/>1766
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Rockingham ministry|Rockingham I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington by Thomas Hudson.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington|Robert Henley<br/>1st '''Earl of Northington''']]
| {{Small|30 July}}<br/>1766
| {{Small|22 December}}<br/>1767
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Chatham ministry|Chatham]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 | [[File:1stMarquessOfStafford.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford|Granville Leveson-Gower<br/>2nd '''Earl Gower''']]
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|22 December}}<br/>1767
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|24 November}}<br/>1779
| rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Grafton ministry|Grafton]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[North ministry|North]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:2ndEarlBathurst.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst<br/>2nd '''Earl Bathurst''']]
| {{Small|24 November}}<br/>1779
| {{Small|27 March}}<br/>1782
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden|Charles Pratt<br/>1st '''Baron Camden''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|27 March}}<br/>1782
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|2 April}}<br/>1783
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Second Rockingham ministry|Rockingham II]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Shelburne ministry|Shelburne]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of David Murray 2nd Earl of Mansfield by Sylvester Harding.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield|David Murray<br/>7th '''Viscount Stormont''']]
| {{Small|2 April}}<br/>1783
| {{Small|19 December}}<br/>1783
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Fox–North coalition|Fox–North]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1stMarquessOfStafford.jpg|75px]]
| [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford|Granville Leveson-Gower<br/>2nd '''Earl Gower''']]
| {{Small|19 December}}<br/>1783
| {{Small|1 December}}<br/>1784
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[First Pitt ministry|Pitt I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden|Charles Pratt<br/>1st '''Earl Camden''']]{{Refn|group=nb|Baron Camden from 1765; created [[Earl Camden]] and Viscount Bayham in 1786<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=12750 |date=9 May 1786|page=201 }}</ref>}}
| {{Small|1 December}}<br/>1784
| {{Small|18 April}}<br/>1794
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:2ndEarlFitzwilliam.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam|William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam<br/>4th '''Earl Fitzwilliam''']]
| {{Small|1 July}}<br/>1794
| {{Small|17 December}}<br/>1794
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of David Murray 2nd Earl of Mansfield by Sylvester Harding.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield|David Murray<br/>2nd '''Earl of Mansfield''']]
| {{Small|17 December}}<br/>1794
| {{Small|1 September}}<br/>1796
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Chatham2.JPG|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham|John Pitt<br/>2nd '''Earl of Chatham''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|21 September}}<br/>1796
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|30 July}}<br/>1801
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Lord Privy Seal]]{{Refn|group=nb|Lord Privy Seal until February 1798}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | —
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Addington ministry|Addington]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:3rd Duke of Portland crop.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland|William Cavendish-Bentinck<br/>3rd '''Duke of Portland''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|30 July}}<br/>1801
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|14 January}}<br/>1805
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
|-
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Second Pitt ministry|Pitt II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Addington by Beechey.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth|Henry Addington<br/>1st '''Viscount Sidmouth''']]
| {{Small|14 January}}<br/>1805
| {{Small|10 July}}<br/>1805
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:John Jeffreys Pratt (1759–1840), Marquis Camden by William Salter.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden|John Pratt<br/>2nd '''Earl Camden''']]
| {{Small|10 July}}<br/>1805
| {{Small|19 February}}<br/>1806
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:2ndEarlFitzwilliam.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam|William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam<br/>4th '''Earl Fitzwilliam''']]
| {{Small|19 February}}<br/>1806
| {{Small|8 October}}<br/>1806
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Ministry of All the Talents|All the Talents]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]{{Ndash}}[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Addington by Beechey.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth|Henry Addington<br/>1st '''Viscount Sidmouth''']]
| {{Small|8 October}}<br/>1806
| {{Small|26 March}}<br/>1807
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:John Jeffreys Pratt (1759–1840), Marquis Camden by William Salter.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden|John Pratt<br/>2nd '''Earl Camden''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|26 March}}<br/>1807
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1812
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Second Portland ministry|Portland II]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Perceval ministry|Perceval]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Addington by Beechey.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth|Henry Addington<br/>1st '''Viscount Sidmouth''']]
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1812
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1812
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=3 | [[File:1stEarlOfHarrowby.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby|Dudley Ryder<br/>1st '''Earl of Harrowby''']]
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1812
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|17 August}}<br/>1827
| rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Liverpool ministry|Liverpool]]
|-
! rowspan=4 | [[George IV]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|60px]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Canningite government, 1827–1828|Canning]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Canningite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:4th-Duke-of-Portland.gif|75px]]
| [[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland|William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck<br/>4th '''Duke of Portland''']] {{Small|[[Doctor of Civil Law|DCL]]}}
| {{Small|17 August}}<br/>1827
| {{Small|28 January}}<br/>1828
| 
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Canningite government, 1827–1828|Goderich]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Canningite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst by William Salter.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst<br/>3rd '''Earl Bathurst''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|28 January}}<br/>1828
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1830
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Wellington–Peel ministry|Wellington–Peel]]
|-
! rowspan=5 | [[William IV]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lord Henry Petty.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice<br/>3rd '''Marquess of Lansdowne''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|22 November}}<br/>1830
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|15 November}}<br/>1834
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whig government, 1830–1834|Grey]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whig government, 1830–1834|Melbourne I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Rosslyn2.JPG|75px]]
| [[James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn|James St Clair-Erskine<br/>2nd '''Earl of Rosslyn''']]
| {{Small|15 December}}<br/>1834
| {{Small|18 April}}<br/>1835
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Peel ministry|Peel I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lord Henry Petty.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice<br/>3rd '''Marquess of Lansdowne''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|18 April}}<br/>1835
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|3 September}}<br/>1841
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Second Melbourne ministry|Melbourne II]]
|-
! rowspan=24 | [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1stLordWharncliffe.jpg|75px]]
| [[James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe|James Stuart-Wortley<br/>1st '''Baron Wharncliffe''']]
| {{Small|3 September}}<br/>1841
| {{Small|19 December}}<br/>1845
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Peel ministry|Peel II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:5th Duke of Buccleuch.jpg|75px]]
| [[Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch|Walter Montagu Douglas Scott<br/>5th '''Duke of Buccleuch''']]
| {{Small|21 January}}<br/>1846
| {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1846
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Henry Petty.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice<br/>3rd '''Marquess of Lansdowne''']]
| {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1846
| {{Small|27 February}}<br/>1852
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Russell ministry|Russell I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale|William Lowther<br/>2nd '''Earl of Lonsdale''']]
| {{Small|27 February}}<br/>1852
| {{Small|28 December}}<br/>1852
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Who? Who?]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Second Earl Granville.jpg|75px]]
| [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville|Granville Leveson-Gower<br/>2nd '''Earl Granville''']]
| {{Small|28 December}}<br/>1852
| {{Small|12 June}}<br/>1854
| 
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Aberdeen ministry|Aberdeen]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Peelite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Russell.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Russell, 1st Earl Russell|Lord '''John Russell''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]]}}
| {{Small|12 June}}<br/>1854
| {{Small|8 February}}<br/>1855
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Second Earl Granville.jpg|75px]]
| [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville|Granville Leveson-Gower<br/>2nd '''Earl Granville''']]
| {{Small|8 February}}<br/>1855
| {{Small|26 February}}<br/>1858
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Palmerston ministry|Palmerston I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury by DJ Pound.jpg|75px]]
| [[James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury|James Gascoyne-Cecil<br/>2nd '''Marquess of Salisbury''']]
| {{Small|26 February}}<br/>1858
| {{Small|18 June}}<br/>1859
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Second Earl Granville.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville|Granville Leveson-Gower<br/>2nd '''Earl Granville''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|18 June}}<br/>1859
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1866
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Palmerston II]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Russell II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.jpg|75px]]
| [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville<br/>3rd '''Duke of Buckingham and Chandos''']]
| {{Small|6 July}}<br/>1866
| {{Small|8 March}}<br/>1867
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli III]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough|John Spencer-Churchill<br/>7th '''Duke of Marlborough''']]
| {{Small|8 March}}<br/>1867
| {{Small|9 December}}<br/>1868
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Robinson 1st Marquess of Ripon.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon|George Robinson<br/>1st '''Marquess of Ripon''']]{{Refn|group=nb|Earl of Ripon and Earl de Grey from 1859; created [[Marquess of Ripon]] in 1871<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=23748 |date=20 June 1871|page=2847 }}</ref>}}
| {{Small|9 December}}<br/>1868
| {{Small|9 August}}<br/>1873
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[First Gladstone ministry|Gladstone I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare NPG.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare|Henry Bruce<br/>1st '''Baron Aberdare''']]
| {{Small|9 August}}<br/>1873
| {{Small|21 February}}<br/>1874
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond|Charles Gordon-Lennox<br/>6th '''Duke of Richmond''']]
| {{Small|21 February}}<br/>1874
| {{Small|28 April}}<br/>1880
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served Leader of the House of Lords until August 1876}}}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Disraeli ministry|Disraeli II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:5th earl spencer.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer|John Spencer<br/>5th '''Earl Spencer''']]
| {{Small|28 April}}<br/>1880
| {{Small|19 March}}<br/>1883
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from May 1882}}}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Second Gladstone ministry|Gladstone II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Baron Carlingford.jpg|75px]]
| [[Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford|Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue<br/>1st '''Baron Carlingford''']]
| {{Small|19 March}}<br/>1883
| {{Small|24 June}}<br/>1885
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Lord Privy Seal]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Lord Privy Seal until March 1885}}}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Cranbrook.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook|Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy<br/>1st '''Viscount Cranbrook''']]
| {{Small|24 June}}<br/>1885
| {{Small|6 February}}<br/>1886
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Secretary of State for War]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for War from January 1886}}}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Salisbury ministry|Salisbury I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:5th earl spencer.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer|John Spencer<br/>5th '''Earl Spencer''']]
| {{Small|6 February}}<br/>1886
| {{Small|3 August}}<br/>1886
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Third Gladstone ministry|Gladstone III]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Cranbrook.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook|Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy<br/>1st '''Viscount Cranbrook''']]
| {{Small|3 August}}<br/>1886
| {{Small|18 August}}<br/>1892
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Salisbury ministry|Salisbury II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Kimberley 1868.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley|John Wodehouse<br/>1st '''Earl of Kimberley''']]
| {{Small|18 August}}<br/>1892
| {{Small|10 March}}<br/>1894
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Secretary of State for India]]}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Gladstone IV]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}} |
| [[File:Archibald-Philip-Primrose-5th-Earl-of-Rosebery (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose<br/>5th '''Earl of Rosebery''']]
| {{Small|10 March}}<br/>1894
| {{Small|29 June}}<br/>1895
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Prime Minister]]|[[First Lord of the Treasury]]|[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Rosebery]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" |
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Picture of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire|Spencer Cavendish<br/>8th '''Duke of Devonshire''']]
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|29 June}}<br/>1895
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|19 October}}<br/>1903
| rowspan=3 | {{Bulleted list |[[President of the Board of Education]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as President of the Board of Education March 1900 – July 1902}}|[[Leader of the House of Lords]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Leader of the House of Lords from July 1902}}}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal Unionist}} | [[Liberal Unionist]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Salisbury<br/>{{Small|(III & IV)}}]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')}}
|-
! rowspan=6 | [[Edward VII]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|60px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Balfour]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Londonderry, 6th Marquess.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart<br/>6th '''Marquess of Londonderry''']]
| {{Small|19 October}}<br/>1903
| {{Small|11 December}}<br/>1905
| | {{Bulleted list |[[President of the Board of Education]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe|Robert Crewe-Milnes<br/>1st '''Earl of Crewe''']]
| {{Small|11 December}}<br/>1905
| {{Small|16 April}}<br/>1908
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Campbell-Bannerman]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Tweedmouth, Naval Secretary, portrait bust.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth|Edward Marjoribanks<br/>2nd '''Baron Tweedmouth''']]
| {{Small|16 April}}<br/>1908
| {{Small|19 October}}<br/>1908
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Asquith<br/>{{Small|(I–III)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Henry Fowler.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton|Henry Fowler<br/>1st '''Viscount Wolverhampton''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|19 October}}<br/>1908
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|21 June}}<br/>1910
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
! rowspan=16 | [[George V]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Lygon.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp|William Lygon<br/>7th '''Earl Beauchamp''']]
| {{Small|21 June}}<br/>1910
| {{Small|7 November}}<br/>1910
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn - Project Gutenberg eText 17976.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Morley|John Morley<br/>1st '''Viscount Morley of Blackburn''']]
| {{Small|7 November}}<br/>1910
| {{Small|5 August}}<br/>1914
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Secretary of State for India]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for India March 1911– May 1911}}}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Lygon.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp|William Lygon<br/>7th '''Earl Beauchamp''']]
| {{Small|5 August}}<br/>1914
| {{Small|25 May}}<br/>1915
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe|Robert Crewe-Milnes<br/>1st '''Marquess of Crewe''']]
| {{Small|25 May}}<br/>1915
| {{Small|10 December}}<br/>1916
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]|[[President of the Board of Trade]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as President of the Board of Trade from August 1916}}}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Asquith coalition ministry|Asquith Coalition]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Curzon GGBain.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|George Curzon<br/>1st '''Earl Curzon of Kedleston''']]
| {{Small|10 December}}<br/>1916
| {{Small|23 October}}<br/>1919
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Lloyd George ministry|Lloyd George<br/>(I & II)]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Gws balfour 02.jpg|75px]]
| [[Arthur Balfour|Arthur Balfour<br/>1st '''Earl of Balfour''']]{{Refn|group=nb|MP for [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] until 1922; thereafter created [[Earl of Balfour]] and Viscount Traprain and joined the House of Lords<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32691 |date=5 May 1922|page=3512 }}</ref>}}
| {{Small|23 October}}<br/>1919
| {{Small|19 October}}<br/>1922
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury|James Gascoyne-Cecil<br/>4th '''Marquess of Salisbury''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|24 October}}<br/>1922
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|22 January}}<br/>1924
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until May 1923}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Law]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Baldwin I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Parmoor - 19221128.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor|Charles Cripps<br/>1st '''Baron Parmoor''']]
| {{Small|22 January}}<br/>1924
| {{Small|3 November}}<br/>1924
| 
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First MacDonald ministry|MacDonald I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Curzon GGBain.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|George Curzon<br/>1st '''Marquess Curzon of Kedleston''']]
| {{Small|6 November}}<br/>1924
| {{Small|27 April}}<br/>1925
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Baldwin ministry|Baldwin II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Gws balfour 02.jpg|75px]]
| [[Arthur Balfour|Arthur Balfour<br/>1st '''Earl of Balfour''']]
| {{Small|27 April}}<br/>1925
| {{Small|4 June}}<br/>1929
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Parmoor - 19221128.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor|Charles Cripps<br/>1st '''Baron Parmoor''']]
| {{Small|7 June}}<br/>1929
| {{Small|24 August}}<br/>1931
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Second MacDonald ministry|MacDonald II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Stanley Baldwin]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bewdley]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|25 August}}<br/>1931
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|7 June}}<br/>1935
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Lord Privy Seal]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Lord Privy Seal September 1932 – December 1933}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931)|National I]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]<br/>–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]''}}
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931–1935)|National II]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]<br/>–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]] until 1932'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Labour Organisation}}; border: none" |{{Zwj}}
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Ramsay MacDonald ggbain 35734.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Ramsay MacDonald]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Combined Scottish Universities]]}}{{Refn|group=nb|MP for [[Seaham (UK Parliament constituency)|Seaham]] until [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]]; returned to Parliament as MP for Combined Scottish Universities in [[1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election|1936]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=15252 |date=4 February 1936|page=134|city=Edinburgh }}</ref>}}
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|7 June}}<br/>1935
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|28 May}}<br/>1937
| rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/National Labour}} | [[National Labour Organisation|National Labour]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1935–1937)|National III]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Labour Organisation}}; border: none" |
! [[Edward VIII]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Labour Organisation}}; border: none" |
! rowspan=12 | [[George VI]]<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Halifax 1947.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax|Edward Wood<br/>3rd '''Viscount Halifax''']]
| {{Small|28 May}}<br/>1937
| {{Small|9 March}}<br/>1938
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]|[[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from February 1938}}}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1937–1939)|National IV]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Hailsham1.JPG|75px]]
| [[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham|Douglas Hogg<br/>1st '''Viscount Hailsham''']]
| {{Small|9 March}}<br/>1938
| {{Small|31 October}}<br/>1938
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford.jpg|75px]]
| [[Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford|Walter Runciman<br/>1st '''Viscount Runciman of Doxford''']]
| {{Small|31 October}}<br/>1938
| {{Small|3 September}}<br/>1939
| 
| {{Party shading/Liberal National}} | [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Stanhope7.JPG|75px]]
| [[James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope|James Stanhope<br/>7th '''Earl Stanhope''']]
| {{Small|3 September}}<br/>1939
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>1940
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Chamberlain war ministry|Chamberlain War]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R99302 Chamberlain.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Neville Chamberlain]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Birmingham Edgbaston]]}}
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>1940
| {{Small|3 October}}<br/>1940
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br/>{{Small|(''All parties'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}" |
| [[File:John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley 1947.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|'''John Anderson''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Combined Scottish Universities]]}}
| {{Small|3 October}}<br/>1940
| {{Small|24 September}}<br/>1943
| 
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (United Kingdom)|National]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Clement Attlee.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Clement Attlee]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]]}}
| {{Small|24 September}}<br/>1943
| {{Small|23 May}}<br/>1945
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Woolton 1947.jpg|75px]]
| [[Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton|Frederick Marquis<br/>1st '''Baron Woolton''']]
| {{Small|25 May}}<br/>1945
| {{Small|26 July}}<br/>1945
| 
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (United Kingdom)|National]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill caretaker ministry|Churchill Caretaker]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Herbert Morrison 1947.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Herbert Morrison]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Lewisham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewisham South]]}}{{Refn|group=nb|MP for [[Lewisham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewisham East]] until 1950; MP for [[Lewisham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewisham South]] thereafter.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=39372 |date=30 October 1951|page=5663 }}</ref>}}
| {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1945
| {{Small|9 March}}<br/>1951
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]|[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Attlee ministry|Attlee<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Dr. Christopher Addison LOC 16027831872 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison|Christopher Addison<br/>1st '''Viscount Addison''']]
| {{Small|9 March}}<br/>1951
| {{Small|26 October}}<br/>1951
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:1st Earl of Woolton 1947.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton|Frederick Marquis<br/>1st '''Baron Woolton''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|28 October}}<br/>1951
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|25 November}}<br/>1952
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Churchill ministry|Churchill III]]
|-
! rowspan=46 | [[Elizabeth II]]<br/>[[File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1952-2022).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1947.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil<br/>5th '''Marquess of Salisbury''']]
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|25 November}}<br/>1952
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|29 March}}<br/>1957
| rowspan=3 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Eden ministry|Eden]]
|-
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Macmillan<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alec Douglas-Home (c1963).jpg|75px]]
| [[Alec Douglas-Home|Alec Douglas-Home<br/>14th '''Earl of Home''']]
| {{Small|29 March}}<br/>1957
| {{Small|17 September}}<br/>1957
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham Allan Warren.jpg|75px]]
| [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|Quintin Hogg<br/>2nd '''Viscount Hailsham''']]
| {{Small|17 September}}<br/>1957
| {{Small|14 October}}<br/>1959
| 
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alec Douglas-Home (c1963).jpg|75px]]
| [[Alec Douglas-Home|Alec Douglas-Home<br/>14th '''Earl of Home''']]
| {{Small|14 October}}<br/>1959
| {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1960
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham Allan Warren.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|'''Quintin Hogg''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[St Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|St Marylebone]]{{Refn|group=nb|[[Viscount Hailsham]] until 1963 when disclaimed under the [[Peerage Act 1963]]; returned to Parliament as MP for [[St Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|St. Marylebone]] in [[1963 St Marylebone by-election|1963]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=43180 |date=10 December 1963|page=10099 }}</ref>}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1960
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|16 October}}<br/>1964
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Leader of the House of Lords until October 1963}}|Minister for Science{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Minister for Science from October 1963 – April 1964}}|[[Secretary of State for Education and Science]]{{Refn|group=nb|Served as Secretary of State for Education and Science from April 1964}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |[[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Douglas-Home]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[Herbert Bowden]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leicester South West]]}}
| {{Small|16 October}}<br/>1964
| {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1964–1970|Wilson<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Crossland MP.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Richard Crossman]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Coventry East]]}}
| {{Small|11 August}}<br/>1966
| {{Small|18 October}}<br/>1968
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[Fred Peart]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]]}}
| {{Small|18 October}}<br/>1968
| {{Small|19 June}}<br/>1970
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Whitelaw Escutcheon.png|75px]]
| [[William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw|'''William Whitelaw''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Penrith and The Border]]}}
| {{Small|20 June}}<br/>1970
| {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1972
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Heath ministry|Heath]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Carr2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Robert Carr]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Mitcham (UK Parliament constituency)|Mitcham]]}}
| {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1972
| {{Small|5 November}}<br/>1972
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[Jim Prior]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Lowestoft (UK Parliament constituency)|Lowestoft]]}}
| {{Small|5 November}}<br/>1972
| {{Small|4 March}}<br/>1974
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Glenamara Escutcheon.png|75px]]
| [[Edward Short, Baron Glenamara|'''Edward Short''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central]]}}
| {{Small|5 March}}<br/>1974
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Wilson<br/>{{Small|(III & IV)}}]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Michael Foot (1981).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Michael Foot]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Ebbw Vale (UK Parliament constituency)|Ebbw Vale]]}}
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976
| {{Small|4 May}}<br/>1979
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Callaghan]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Christopher Soames.jpg|75px]]
| [[Christopher Soames|Christopher Soames<br/>'''Baron Soames''']]
| {{Small|5 May}}<br/>1979
| {{Small|14 September}}<br/>1981
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Thatcher ministry|Thatcher I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Francis Leslie Pym.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Francis Pym]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridgeshire]]}}
| {{Small|14 September}}<br/>1981
| {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1982
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[John Biffen]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Oswestry (UK Parliament constituency)|Oswestry]]}}
| {{Small|7 April}}<br/>1982
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1983
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Whitelaw Escutcheon.png|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Whitelaw|William Whitelaw<br/>1st '''Viscount Whitelaw''']]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1983
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|10 January}}<br/>1988
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Thatcher ministry|Thatcher II]]
|-
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Thatcher ministry|Thatcher III]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Wakeham crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[John Wakeham]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Colchester and Maldon]]}}
| {{Small|10 January}}<br/>1988
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Geoffrey Howe (1985).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Geoffrey Howe]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[East Surrey]]}}
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
| {{Small|1 November}}<br/>1990
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]|[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:official portrait of Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market|'''John MacGregor''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|2 November}}<br/>1990
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|10 April}}<br/>1992
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Major ministry|Major I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| [[Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree|'''Tony Newton''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]]}}
| {{Small|10 April}}<br/>1992
| {{Small|2 May}}<br/>1997
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Baroness Taylor of Bolton crop 2, 2024.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton|'''Ann Taylor''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Dewsbury]]}}
| {{Small|2 May}}<br/>1997
| {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1998
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Margaret Beckett]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Derby South]]}}
| {{Small|27 July}}<br/>1998
| {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Robin Cook-close crop.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Robin Cook]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)|Livingston]]}}
| {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001
| {{Small|18 March}}<br/>2003
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Second Blair ministry|Blair II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Reid of Cardowan, 2020.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|'''John Reid''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hamilton North and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)|Hamilton North and Bellshill]]}}
| {{Small|4 April}}<br/>2003
| {{Small|13 June}}<br/>2003
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Williams of Mostyn Escutcheon.png|75px]]
| [[Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn|Gareth Williams<br/>'''Baron Williams of Mostyn''']]
| {{Small|13 June}}<br/>2003
| {{Small|20 September}}<br/>2003
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Valerie Amos DFID 2013.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Valerie Amos|Valerie Amos<br/>'''Baroness Amos''']]<br/>{{Small|(born 1954)}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|6 October}}<br/>2003
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|27 June}}<br/>2007
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Third Blair ministry|Blair III]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Baroness Ashton of Upholland crop 2, 2024.jpg|75px]]
| [[Catherine Ashton|Catherine Ashton<br/>'''Baroness Ashton of Upholland''']]<br/>{{Small|(born 1956)}}
| {{Small|28 June}}<br/>2007
| {{Small|3 October}}<br/>2008
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Brown ministry|Brown]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Baroness Royall of Blaisdon crop 2, 2024.jpg|75px]]
| [[Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon|Janet Royall<br/>'''Baroness Royall of Blaisdon''']]<br/>{{Small|(born 1955)}}
| {{Small|3 October}}<br/>2008
| {{Small|5 June}}<br/>2009
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Lords]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Peter Mandelson at Politics of Climate Change 3.jpg|75px]]
| [[Peter Mandelson|Peter Mandelson<br/>'''Baron Mandelson''']]<br/>{{Small|(born 1953)}}
| {{Small|5 June}}<br/>2009
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>2010
| | {{Bulleted list |[[First Secretary of State]]|[[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Nick Clegg election infobox.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Nick Clegg]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Hallam]]}}
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>2010
| {{Small|8 May}}<br/>2015
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]{{Refn|group=nb|With special responsibility for political and constitutional reform}}}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal Democrats}} | [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Cameron–Clegg]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib.Dem.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Chris Grayling]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Epsom and Ewell (UK Parliament constituency)|Epsom and Ewell]]}}
| {{Small|9 May}}<br/>2015
| {{Small|14 July}}<br/>2016
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Cameron II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[David Lidington]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]]}}
| {{Small|14 July}}<br/>2016
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>2017
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First May ministry|May I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Andrea Leadsom]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Northamptonshire]]}}
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>2017
| {{Small|22 May}}<br/>2019
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second May ministry|May II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Mel Stride MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Mel Stride]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Central Devon]]}}
| {{Small|23 May}}<br/>2019
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>2019
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Jacob Rees-Mogg MP.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Jacob Rees-Mogg]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[North East Somerset]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|24 July}}<br/>2019
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|8 February}}<br/>2022
| rowspan=2 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Johnson ministry|Johnson I]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Johnson ministry|Johnson II]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP crop 2.jpg|center|75px]]
| [[Mark Spencer (British politician)|'''Mark Spencer''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Sherwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Sherwood]]}}
| {{Small|8 February}}<br/>2022
| {{Small|6 September}}<br/>2022
| | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwj}}
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.jpg|center|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Penny Mordaunt]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Portsmouth North]]}}
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|6 September}}<br/>2022
| rowspan=3 | {{Small|5 July}}<br/>2024
| rowspan=3 | {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Truss ministry|Truss]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Charles III]]'''<br/>[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (2022).svg|60px]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Sunak ministry|Sunak]]

|- style="height:1em" style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwj}}
| [[File:Official portrait of Lucy Powell MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|center|75px]]
| '''[[Lucy Powell]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Central]]}}
| {{Small|5 July}}<br/>2024
| Incumbent
| {{Bulleted list |[[Leader of the House of Commons]]}}
| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}} | [[Starmer ministry|Starmer]]

|}

{{Reflist|group=nb}}

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  from: 1708 till: 1710 color:Whig         text:"[[John Somers]]"
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  from: 1718 till: 1719 color:Whig         text:"[[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland|Charles Spencer]]"
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  from: 1719 till: 1720 color:Whig         text:"[[Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|Evelyn Pierrepont]]"
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  from: 1730 till: 1730 color:Tory         text:"[[Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor|Thomas Trevor]]"
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  from: 1730 till: 1742 color:Whig         text:"[[Spencer Compton, 1sst Earl of Wilmington|Spencer Compton]]"
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  from: 1745 till: 1751 color:Whig         text:"[[Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset|Lionel Sackville]]"
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  from: 1763 till: 1765 color:Whig         text:"[[John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford|John Russell]]"
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  from: 1779 till: 1782 color:Tory         text:"[[Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst]]"
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  from: 1782 till: 1783 color:Whig
  from: 1784 till: 1794 color:Tory         text:"[[Charles Pratt, 1st Baron Camden|Charles Pratt]]"
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  from: 1783 till: 1783 color:Tory         text:"[[David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont|David Murray]]"
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  from: 1794 till: 1794 color:Whig
  from: 1806 till: 1806 color:Whig         text:"[[William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam|William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam]]"
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  from: 1794 till: 1796 color:Tory         text:"[[David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield|David Murray]]"
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  from: 1796 till: 1801 color:Independent  text:"[[John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham|John Pitt]]"
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  from: 1801 till: 1805 color:Tory         text:"[[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland|William Cavendish-Bentinck]]"
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  from: 1805 till: 1805 color:Tory
  from: 1806 till: 1807 color:Tory
  from: 1812 till: 1812 color:Tory         text:"[[Henry Addington]]"
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  from: 1805 till: 1806 color:Tory
  from: 1807 till: 1812 color:Tory         text:"[[John Prat, 2nd Earl Camden|John Pratt]]"
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  from: 1812 till: 1827 color:Tory         text:"[[Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby|Dudley Ryder]]"
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  from: 1827 till: 1828 color:Tory         text:"[[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland|William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck]]"
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  from: 1828 till: 1830 color:Tory         text:"[[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst]]"
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  from: 1830 till: 1834 color:Whig
  from: 1835 till: 1841 color:Whig
  from: 1846 till: 1852 color:Whig         text:"[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice]]"
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  from: 1834 till: 1835 color:Conservative text:"[[James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn|James St Clair-Erskine]]"
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  from: 1841 till: 1845 color:Conservative text:"[[James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe|James Stuart-Wortley]]"
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  from: 1845 till: 1846 color:Conservative text:"[[Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch|Walter Mongagu Douglas Scott]]"
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  from: 1852 till: 1852 color:Conservative text:"[[William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale|William Lowther]]"
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  from: 1852 till: 1854 color:Whig
  from: 1855 till: 1858 color:Whig
  from: 1859 till: 1866 color:Liberal      text:"[[Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville|Granville Leveson-Gower]]"
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  from: 1854 till: 1855 color:Whig         text:"[[John Russell, 1st Earl Russell|John Russell]]
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  from: 1858 till: 1859 color:Conservative text:"[[James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury|James Gascoyne-Cecil]]"
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  from: 1866 till: 1867 color:Conservative text:"[[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville]]"
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  from: 1867 till: 1868 color:Conservative text:"[[John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough|John Spencer-Churchill]]"
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  from: 1868 till: 1873 color:Liberal      text:"[[George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon|George Robinson]]"
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  from: 1873 till: 1874 color:Liberal      text:"[[Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare|Henry Bruce]]"
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  from: 1874 till: 1880 color:Conservative text:"[[Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond|Charles Gordon-Lennox]]"
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  from: 1880 till: 1883 color:Liberal
  from: 1886 till: 1886 color:Liberal      text:"[[John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer|John Spencer]]"
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  from: 1883 till: 1885 color:Liberal      text:"[[Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue]]"
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  from: 1885 till: 1886 color:Conservative
  from: 1886 till: 1892 color:Conservative text:"[[Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook]]"
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  from: 1892 till: 1894 color:Liberal      text:"[[John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley|John Wodehouse]]"
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  from: 1894 till: 1895 color:Liberal      text:"[[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose]]"
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  from: 1895 till: 1903 color:LibUnionist  text:"[[Spencer Cavendish]]"
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  from: 1903 till: 1905 color:Conservative text:"[[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart]]"
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  from: 1905 till: 1908 color:Liberal
  from: 1915 till: 1916 color:Liberal      text:"[[Robert Crewe-Milnes]]"
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  from: 1908 till: 1910 color:Liberal      text:"[[Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton|Henry Fowler]]"
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  from: 1910 till: 1910 color:Liberal
  from: 1914 till: 1915 color:Liberal      text:"[[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beuchamp|William Lygon]]"
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  from: 1910 till: 1914 color:Liberal      text:"[[John Morley]]"
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  from: 1916 till: 1919 color:Conservative
  from: 1924 till: 1925 color:Conservative text:"[[George Curzon, 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston|George Curzon]]"
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  from: 1919 till: 1922 color:Conservative
  from: 1925 till: 1929 color:Conservative text:"[[Arthur Balfour]]"
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  from: 1922 till: 1924 color:Conservative text:"[[James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury|James Gascoyne-Cecil]]"
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  from: 1924 till: 1924 color:Labour
  from: 1929 till: 1931 color:Labour       text:"[[Charles Cripps]]"
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  from: 1931 till: 1935 color:Conservative text:"[[Stanley Baldwin]]"
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  from: 1935 till: 1937 color:NatLabour    text:"[[Ramsay MacDonald]]"
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  from: 1937 till: 1938 color:Conservative text:"[[Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax|Edward Wood]]"
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  from: 1938 till: 1938 color:Conservative text:"[[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Halisham|Douglas Hogg]]"
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  from: 1938 till: 1939 color:NatLiberal   text:"[[Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford|Walter Runciman]]"
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  from: 1939 till: 1940 color:Conservative text:"[[James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope|James Stanhope]]"
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  from: 1940 till: 1940 color:Conservative text:"[[Neville Chamberlain]]"
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  from: 1940 till: 1943 color:Independent  text:"[[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|John Anderson]]"
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  from: 1943 till: 1945 color:Labour       text:"[[Clement Attlee]]"
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  from: 1945 till: 1945 color:Independent
  from: 1951 till: 1952 color:Conservative text:"[[Frederick Marquis]]"
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  from: 1945 till: 1951 color:Labour       text:"[[Herbert Morrison]]"
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  from: 1951 till: 1951 color:Labour       text:"[[Christopher Addison]]"
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  from: 1952 till: 1957 color:Conservative text:"[[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Sailsbury|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil]]"
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  from: 1957 till: 1957 color:Conservative
  from: 1959 till: 1960 color:Conservative text:"[[Alec Douglas-Home]]"
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  from: 1957 till: 1959 color:Conservative
  from: 1960 till: 1964 color:Conservative text:"[[Quintin Hogg, 2nd Viscount Halisham|Quintin Hogg]]
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  from: 1964 till: 1966 color:Labour       text:"[[Herbert Bowden]]"
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  from: 1966 till: 1968 color:Labour       text:"[[Richard Crossman]]"
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  from: 1968 till: 1970 color:Labour       text:"[[Fred Peart]]"
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  from: 1970 till: 1972 color:Conservative text:"[[Willie Whitelaw]]"
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  from: 1972 till: 1972 color:Conservative text:"[[Robert Carr]]"
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  from: 1972 till: 1974 color:Conservative text:"[[Jim Prior]]"
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  from: 1974 till: 1976 color:Labour       text:"[[Edward Short, Baron Glenamara|Edward Short]]"
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  from: 1976 till: 1979 color:Labour       text:"[[Michael Foot]]"
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  from: 1979 till: 1981 color:Conservative text:"[[Norman St John-Stevas]]"
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  from: 1981 till: 1982 color:Conservative text:"[[Francis Pym]]"
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  from: 1982 till: 1987 color:Conservative text:"[[John Biffen]]"
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  from: 1987 till: 1989 color:Conservative text:"[[John Wakeham]]"
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  from: 1989 till: 1990 color:Conservative text:"[[Geoffrey Howe]]"
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  from: 1990 till: 1992 color:Conservative text:"[[John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market|John MacGregor]]"
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  from: 1992 till: 1997 color:Conservative text:"[[Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree|Tony Newton]]"
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  from: 1997 till: 1998 color:Labour       text:"[[Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton|Ann Taylor]]"
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  from: 1998 till: 2001 color:Labour       text:"[[Margaret Beckett]]"
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  from: 2001 till: 2003 color:Labour       text:"[[Robin Cook]]"
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  from: 2003 till: 2003 color:Labour       text:"[[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]"
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  from: 2003 till: 2003 color:Labour       text:"[[Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn|Gareth Williams]]"
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  from: 2003 till: 2007  color:Labour      text:"[[Valerie Amos]]"
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  from: 2007 till: 2008 color:Labour       text:"[[Catherine Ashton]]"
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  from: 2008 till: 2009 color:Labour       text:"[[Janet Royall]]"
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  from: 2009 till: 2010 color:Labour       text:"[[Peter Mandelson]]
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  from: 2010 till: 2015 color:LibDem       text:"[[Nick Clegg]]"
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  from: 2015 till: 2016 color:Conservative text:"[[Chris Grayling]]"
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  from: 2016 till: 2017 color:Conservative text:"[[David Lidington]]"
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  from: 2017 till: 2019 color:Conservative text:"[[Andrea Leadsom]]"
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  from: 2019 till: 2019 color:Conservative text:"[[Mel Stride]]"
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  from: 2019 till: 2022 color:Conservative text:"[[Jacob Rees-Mogg]]"
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  from: 2022 till: 2022 color:Conservative text:"[[Mark Spencer (British politician)|Mark Spencer]]
 bar:Mordaunt
  from: 2022 till: 2024 color:Conservative text:"[[Penny Mordaunt]]"
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  from: 2024 till:$now color:Labour text:"[[Lucy Powell]]"
}}

==See also==
* [[Privy Council Office (United Kingdom)|Privy Council Office]]
* [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]]
* [[President of the King's Privy Council for Canada]]
* [[Sinecure]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{EB1911|noprescript=1|wstitle=Lord President of the Council}}
{{refend}}

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